Ogallala Water Data
A clutch of new data tools from Circle of Blue puts the Great Plains’ water crisis into context.
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Ogallala Water Data
A clutch of new data tools from Circle of Blue puts the Great Plains’ water crisis into context.
Scarcity in a Time of Surplus: Free Water and Energy Cause Food Waste and Power Shortage in India
Farm policies intended to remove risk from the grain-producing economy have pulled India from the perennial fear of famine. But inefficient bureaucracy and rampant corruption also promote the squandering of resources and a glut of food that is not reaching the poor.
Designing Qatar and India
Circle of Blue design intern Laura Stegmeyer reflects on her first week.
Bouncing on Circles of Blue
Circle of Blue intern Jinah Park summarizes the first three weeks of spring at the Traverse City office.
J. Carl Ganter: The Biggest Story of Our Lifetime Is Water
For World Water Day 2013, Skoll World Forum and Circle of Blue asked four of the world’s leading water experts to weigh in. Here is what J. Carl Ganter, director of Circle of Blue, had to say about water’s connection to 21st-century journalism.
Photo Slideshow: China’s Polluted Waters
Pollution is a major driver of water scarcity in China, especially in the places where economic growth is the highest and water resources are under the most stress — China’s dry northern breadbaskets and its biggest manufacturing hubs in the south and east.
UNICEF Report Has Five Messages for India’s Water Managers
Better water management is necessary for environmental and public health, as well as economic development. Photo J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blute In Punjab, India, a farmer irrigates his crops by pumping groundwater and flooding channels along the field. Click image to enlarge. By 2050, India’s water demand is forecasted to increase by 66 percent to […]
Map: China’s Provincial Water Resources and Use (2002-2010)
Click through the interactive infographic to see how China, the world’s largest nation and second-largest economy, faces multiple challenges for sustaining its water supply.
The Stream, February 7: Damage from Mining Found on Great Barrier Reef
Coal-exporting ports are expanding along the coast of Queensland, Australia, leading to dredging and dumping operations that threaten the Great Barrier Reef. Dredged sea floor soil, the Guardian reported, can contain contaminants like heavy metals that reverse the progress made in mitigating agricultural-runoff pollutants’ harm to the Reef. Chinese Dam Construction Officials in Beijing recently […]
Map: China’s Provincial Energy Production (1997-2010)
Click through the interactive infographic to see how China, the world’s largest nation and second-largest economy, races to meet rising demand for energy. Similar Interactive China Maps Map © Samuel Kosinski / Circle of Blue Click image to launch the interactive Google Fusion Tables map. For more interactive maps of China’s historical data, check out […]
